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Climbing and ... Climbing => Everywhere Else => Topic started by: mudworm on June 23, 2008, 03:48:54 PM
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I know I've caught a mountain biking bug, and it will probably take a while to get over it. But I don't think the bug is epidemic. C'mon, someone has to be still climbing rocks somewhere. Anyone?
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Munge, is that rain on your window or did you just sneeze;D
Mr Mud, fear not......Mtb biking also brings me great joy though the gear isn't cheaper:-(
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true bikes are not cheap.
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neither is bike bling:-)
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Munge, is that rain on your window or did you just sneeze;D
Mr Mud, fear not......Mtb biking also brings me great joy though the gear isn't cheaper:-(
Precipitation for shizzle. midday and then it opened up good at 3pm. I'm quite thrilled that I wasn't on top of First Buttress when the lightning started up. Apparently other tacoites had buzzing gear this last weekend.
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yikes! I don't wanna die doing this!
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Gone climbing on 9 days so far this month, so yeah, I'm slowing down the pace a little.
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Hey I've been climbing, but to have slowed down. At least I have a valid excuse....off-spring on the way.
What I want to know is anyone climbing at the Pinns still?
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Last week, I got 4 days straight of climbing in with my son, Cole. We met up w/Chris in T-Meadows and climbed Zee Tree (doing the 3rd class descent down the slabs) and Golfer's Route on Low Profile. Hit Whoa Nellie Deli and the Wild Willy's hot springs that evening. Climbed Iris Slabs (Rock Creek) the next day and then 2 days in Clark Canyon. Cole had a blast and did really well.
Brad - sorry we didn't connect. My bad - didn't really plan out the week very well so things just kind of happened.
-jl
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Last week, I got 4 days straight of climbing in with my son, Cole. We met up w/Chris in T-Meadows and climbed Zee Tree (doing the 3rd class descent down the slabs) and Golfer's Route on Low Profile. Hit Whoa Nellie Deli and the Wild Willy's hot springs that evening. Climbed Iris Slabs (Rock Creek) the next day and then 2 days in Clark Canyon. Cole had a blast and did really well.
Brad - sorry we didn't connect. My bad - didn't really plan out the week very well so things just kind of happened.
-jl
let me beat Salad to the punch here...
invalid without pics
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i just talked to chris, he was doing the approach to dark star.
6/28 im climbing gould and dragon peak (3rd class). should be a cruiser day if anyone wants to meet up.
7/4 - not sure yet. Maybe the Quadfecta - Mr Mud???
7/12 - possibly a mt williamson/mt tyndall link up, car to car...16-24 hours if anyone is interested
7/19 - 7/23 - valley or eastern sierra. solo a wall? el cap anyone? palisades traverse??
7/23-8/3 - rock creek with the family. i can get two days to something bigger... NA BCP anyone? Moon Goodess, Sunribbon, Venusian anyone?
8/13 - alaska.
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Mudworm has not climbed a lot but I think she has riden her bike something like 45 days since March, perhaps more, plus a few days of climbin.
Sal, I think I may be able to get away for an attempt on the Quadfecta the weekend of the 23rd. I will looked into taking a Monday perhaps Tuesday. It is a bit difficult to commit 100% because of work. But if I can get the time off I am up for a try. Mudworm might join us.
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weekend of the 23rd? 7/23 is a wednesday, 6/23 is behind us. let me know what date exactly you are thinking...
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Weekend Starting Saturday July 19. I can probably get that Monday and possibly Tuesday off from work. Will have to look into it.
My work has been a bit crazy. Sometimes stuff just comes up and I end up working when I had planned on doing something else so I cannot commit 100% at this time. If you have a solid opportunity I say take that opportunity. I will start looking into whether there will be someone around to cover for me and if my other half will be onsite since only one of us can be gone at a time.
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ok, im not committed either. still wavering between suffering in the valley heat or the eastern sierra.
btw - you dont need more than 20 hours for the quadfecta, so you really dont need to take work off...
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ok, im not committed either. still wavering between suffering in the valley heat or the eastern sierra.
btw - you dont need more than 20 hours for the quadfecta, so you really dont need to take work off...
aclimitization not needed
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I will probably take the days off to make the drive easier.
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I will probably take the days off to make the drive easier.
Can the Trooper make it that far? Better give yourself another day.
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No but the bike will.
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mud - i dont think im gonna pull the quad this weekend. the valley is calling and my knee isnt strong enough for that kind of day. i hope you havent been banking on it, but then again, i have called you at least 4 times in the past two weeks and have not received a return call.
i could be game for the quad or pal traverse on 8/9 or 8/23 though...
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All my climbing is happening indoors at the moment. We've been swamped with moving, renting the condo, and family events, but are planning some long overdue outdoor climbing. Hopefully this Fall will be good in the Valley. Gotta finish the rostrum.
By the way, any of you climbed in Los Padres? The fire footage seems to show some nice looking rock in the background...
Jake
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I will give a call during the day today. Have been fairly lax with the cell since my headset quick working. Probably a good idea not to push the knee plus that Valley is just a good place to be. Amazing considering the Rangers, hoards of crowds and everything else. August could work. Let me look at my work schedule a bit.
mud - i dont think im gonna pull the quad this weekend. the valley is calling and my knee isnt strong enough for that kind of day. i hope you havent been banking on it, but then again, i have called you at least 4 times in the past two weeks and have not received a return call.
i could be game for the quad or pal traverse on 8/9 or 8/23 though...
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Yo Munge, let me know if you want to meet up tonight? Say after 6?
Text me.
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Yeah, climb the comp routes!!!
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werd on the streets is that Castle Rock had a fire yesterday. 8 acres.
so i guess real rock is out.
thinking about riding the levees tonight. temps are nice. you interested in riding levees?
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Ahhh, legs are fried from Mister Toads yesterday. Levees???
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20 mile round trip
out into the south bay near the wildlife refuge in the afternoon when the wind blows south and east as you are riding north and west mostly.
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I can be talked into a ride tonight. Fremont Older? C'mon Munge, got to embrace the puking!!
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didn't bring the bike to work. maybe I should leave a bike in the office.
i could be talked into this. Arastradero's more my speed tho. pick up the bike at lunch?
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YES
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no lunch so far. might have to just pick it up after 5ish, then come back, and then finish work this evening.
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when are you guys meeting at Arastradero???
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OK - how about 6:30 we meet in the Arastradero OSP parking lot?
I will need to leave here by 5:15 so I can ride my ROAD bike home and drive back w/my mountain bike.
Squiddo - you are definitely more than welcome to join us!
Mud??
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Man, I'd love to but that might be too late. Dinner plans......
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Tomorrow it is then!! (6p)???
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six works, i'll have the bike in the truck de Roberto
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Sheesh. This thread was really about "hey, why are people not climbing?!"
Anyway, what I've found that works really well for me is attending group rides. I have been riding Arastradero on most Mondays with dirt divas and Water Dog with Passion Trail on Wednesdays. Looks like I'll be riding with road divas on Tuesdays. You know that their rides are always there, so you can plan accordingly. And if on any day, you can't make it, the ride will happen with or without you. So, less pressure and no guilt, and no back-and-forth coordination. Plus, you meet fun people too. Don't tell me you are too shy to meet new people.
A few rides I know of that's happening down south can be found here (http://www.romp.org/index.php?module=PostCalendar) and here (http://www.mere-mortals.org/event_calendar/index.html).
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Search out the yahoo group Whichway riders. Used to roll with them on Tuesdays. Cool group. I can send you thier e-mail.
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Cool munge, see you @ 6p.
Squiddo, you in?
Mud - I may start joining you and/or other group rides at some point once the Blur is built up and tweaked after some test rides. The Gary Fisher is probably not what I want to be riding at Waterdog or Skeggs.
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Uber,
Ahhh legs are shot. I ended up at Arastradero yesterday.
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Is that an excuse? ;) How can your legs be shot riding at Arastradero? ::)
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smarty. They are shot from riding Mr Toads Monday and then riding A-Dero on my singlespeed.
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smarty. They are shot from riding Mr Toads Monday and then riding A-Dero on my singlespeed.
Rigghhhhttt, blame it on the single speed.
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Uber,
Ahhh legs are shot. I ended up at Arastradero yesterday.
NOOOOWWWW you tell me. Jeez. I woulda made an effort had I known!!!!
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they'll be plenty time for riding:-)
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How was the 12 hours of Whiskyville last year?
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12 hours of Weaverville? It was fun.....I love those events (grassroots) sooo much more than the Adrenellin ones. The course (besides being SMOOOKIN HOT) was fairly flat. So much that it sucked on a single speed due to the flat spinning. The climbing was an open exposed fire road that climbed until it got progressively steeper. Never to much soo.